Research Plan 2009-2012
Sustaining families in challenging times

 

Table 1. Research projects related to 2009-2012 research themes (last updated 18 September 2009)

Research plan 2009-2012

  Research themes

Project

Institute initiated (I) or commissioned (C)

Collaborators

Economic wellbeing of families

Families and work

Social inclusion

Violence, abuse and neglect

Family transitions and family law

Children, young people and their families

Australian Temperament Project

Joint funding ARC, AIFS, TAC, RACV

Profs Sanson, Toumbourou, Prior and Oberklaid

 

 

 

 

 

XX

Child Protection Policy: Research Utilisation

C (ARC)

ACCP

 

 

 

X

 

X

Driving Behaviour Study

C (TAC/RACV)

 

 

 

 

 

 

XX

Family Law: Experiences of Parents and Children After Family Court Decisions About Relocation

ARC

College of Law, ANU

 

 

 

 

XX

XX

Family Law Reform Evaluation

C (AGD and FaHCSIA)

 

X

X

X

XX

XX

XX

Family Law: Understanding Contact Disputes

C (AGD)

Sydney Law School, University of Sydney

 

X

 

 

XX

XX

Family Trends and Transitions

I

 

X

X

X

 

XX

XX

Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

C (FaHCSIA)

FaHCSIA, ABS and 8 research organisations

X

X

X

 

X

XX

Labour Market and Financial Consequences of Divorce for Families

I

 

XX

XX

X

 

XX

X

Labour Market Issues for Families With Dependent Children

I

 

XX

XX

X

 

X

X

Negotiating the Life Course

Joint funding ANU, ARC, AIFS, UQ

 

X

XX

X

 

XX

 

Neighbourhood Effects on Children's Wellbeing

C (Benevolent Society)

 

XX

 

XX

 

 

X

Rural and Regional Families: The Impact of Drought, Economic and Social Change

I

ANU, La Trobe

XX

X

X

 

 

 

Rural and Remote Carers

I

ANU

XX

X

X

 

 

 

Time Use in Families

I

ANU

 

XX

 

 

X

XX

Working with Vulnerable Children and Families: Specialist Practice Guides

C (DHS)

 

 

 

 

XX

 

X

Clearinghouses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault

C (FaHCSIA)

 

 

 

X

XX

 

 

Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse

C (FaHCSIA and AGD)

 

 

 

 

 

XX

X

Communities and Families Clearinghouse Australia

C (FaHCSIA)

 

 

 

X

 

 

X

National Child Protection Clearinghouse

C (FaHCSIA)

 

 

 

X

XX

 

X

XX Indicates theme or themes to which the project is most relevant
X Indicates theme or themes to which the project has some relevance